English Dictionary

folderol

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈfɒldəɹəl/

名詞

不可算名詞 可算名詞

(uncountable) Nonsense or foolishness. / (countable) A decorative object of little value; a trifle or gewgaw.

日本語の意味

（不可算） くだらないこと、馬鹿げた言動・話しごと / （可算） 価値のない飾り物、取るに足らない小物

There was too much folderol at the meeting to get any real work done.

会議ではたわごとが多すぎて、実際の仕事が進まなかった。

意味（1）

(uncountable) Nonsense or foolishness.

William Maclay, a Pennsylvania Democrat and a senator, was a watchdog against the development of any monarchial folderol gathering about the office of the president.

意味（2）

(countable) A decorative object of little value; a trifle or gewgaw.

And they made a mistake there: the prizes were a lot of folderols and doodads like poetry books and illustrated Testaments, instead of something a real live kid would want to work for, like real cash or a speedometer for his motor cycle.

folderols （ plural ）